Classes at Marc Adams School of Woodworking

Handskills Every Woodworker Should Know with Stephen Proctor

Dates: 4/18/2017 - 4/22/2017

Cost: $775 Materials: $40 Deposit: $300

Literally anything can be made using hand tools, but not everything can be made with machinery. Understanding hand tools and how to use them will enable you to make furniture that would otherwise be impossible to accomplish by power tools alone. The ability to use hand tools will enhance your capabilities and accuracy when using machine tools. Hand tools, correctly prepared and tuned, reduce the need for skill and judgment; the tool will do the job itself. This course is about tuning and using tools as well as marking out and cutting half-lap, mortise and tenon, and dovetail joints. Stephen is so good that every woodworker at any skill level will benefit from being around him. He is a master teacher, fun and personable, and a fair golfer. Oh! Those handy handsome hand tools!

Key Points:

Tuning all edge tools

Sharpening western saws

Using hand tools to create crisp cuts

Making accurate layout tools

Marking out and cutting joints

Using hand tool applications

There is a $45 annual registration fee that will be added to your the total amount of the class if this is the first class you are registering for this season.